Jim Branning
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| Portrayed by | John Bardon | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1996, 1999–2011 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1282 29 April 1996 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 4218 26 May 2011 |
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| Introduced by |
Corinne Hollingworth (1996) Matthew Robinson (1999) Diederick Santer (2008) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Retired Potman |
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| Family | Branning |
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| Wife |
Reenie Branning (until 1999) Dot Cotton (2002–2015) |
| Sons |
Derek Branning Max Branning Jack Branning |
| Daughters |
April Branning Carol Jackson Suzy Branning |
| Grandsons |
Robbie Jackson Billie Jackson Bradley Branning Oscar Branning |
| Granddaughters |
Bianca Jackson Sonia Fowler Lauren Branning Abi Branning |
| Other relatives |
Liam Butcher Tiffany Butcher Morgan Butcher Rebecca Fowler |
James Archibald "Jim" Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by John Bardon, first appearing on 29 April 1996 and becoming a regular character in 1999 and remained in the series until 2011.
Jim was temporarily written out of the show in August 2007 due to Bardon suffering a stroke. A storyline was created that Jim also suffered a stroke. It was reported on 10 March 2008 that Bardon would be returning to the role of Jim in summer 2008. Bardon returned to film four episodes in the latter half of 2008. He returned permanently from the episode broadcast on 20 August 2009. On 1 April 2011 it was reported by the Daily Mirror that Bardon had filmed his final scenes and had left. He departed on 26 May 2011, and, although it was said the character may re-appear in the future if Bardon's health improved, this did not happen and the actor died on 12 September 2014, more than three years after leaving the series. Following Bardon's death it was announced in March 2015 that EastEnders would pay tribute to him and the character by staging a funeral for Jim.
Jim dated his first wife Reenie (Joy Graham), with her giving birth to their oldest child Derek (Terence Beesley; later Jamie Foreman) out of wedlock. When Reenie became pregnant again with eldest daughter April (Debbie Arnold), Jim settled in a loveless marriage to Reenie, having four more children with her. A heavy drinker, Jim treated his children unfairly, favouring some, neglecting others. When his son Max (Jake Wood) was blamed for stealing and losing a medal that Jim's mother was given during World War II in honour of his late father for bravery, Jim severed all ties with him and, it was generally believed, locked him in a coffin on his 13th birthday in retaliation for being friends with a non-white classmate (it is later claimed by Derek that he did this, not their father).
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